Male frogs often mistake other species, objects, and even lifeless frogs for mates, a mix-up known as misdirected amplexus. Learn why this mating mistake could be millions of years old. A shoe, a ...

Two years ago, Juan Díaz Ricaurte was hiking through the mountains of Brazil when a male yellow cururu toad affixed itself to his boot. Díaz Ricaurte gently detached the frog and set it back on the ...

I'm no biologist, but I doubt those frogs are actually getting it on. Frog mating doesn't involve penetration and takes place in bodies of water - "froggy style" - rather than face to face. This photo ...

Pair of Red-eyed Leaf Frogs (Agalychnis callidryas) mating (amplexus) (Picture: Getty/iStockphoto) Male frogs often try to mate with different species, turtles, fish or dead partners – and may have ...

A new frog mating position, only the seventh type ever observed, has been discovered in the monsoonal forests of India. Bombay night frogs (Nyctibatrachus humayuni) mate by having the male straddle ...

Six mating positions (amplexus modes) are known among the almost 7,000 species of frogs and toads found worldwide. However, the Bombay night frog (Nyctibatrachus humayuni), which is endemic to the ...

When wood frogs emerge from hibernation, a frantic competitive orgy happens. They meet up in frigid temporary pools left behind by melting snow, and over the course of just a few days, males grab ...

In northeastern Bangladesh, the red narrow-mouthed frog (Microhyla rubra) is defying the monsoon, breeding in winter streams. It is a surprising twist that challenges assumptions about amphibian life ...

I saw the most amazing thing in my friends’ yard the other day. It was a hot, dry day. The asphalt on her driveway was hot and dry as well - not the place for a worm (there were a few of those baked ...

Six mating positions (amplexus modes) are known among the almost 7,000 species of frogs and toads found worldwide. However, the Bombay night frog (Nyctibatrachus humayuni), which is endemic to the ...